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TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Finishes Strongly on Swedish Snow

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Monday, February 19, 2024

It was a strong recovery for Evans after he was forced to run first on the road and plough through deep snow on Friday afternoon.

Key Points: 
  • It was a strong recovery for Evans after he was forced to run first on the road and plough through deep snow on Friday afternoon.
  • Having moved up from fifth to third on Saturday morning, Evans then stormed into second place on Sunday's opening stage.
  • He was fastest in the subsequent second pass of that stage, and finished a close second in the rally-ending Power Stage.
  • Rovanpera held the early lead until contact with a snow bank in SS4 on Friday caused radiator damage.

Team Mitsubishi Ralliart's All-new Triton Finishes in 3rd Place Overall in the Asia Cross Country Rally 2023

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Tuesday, August 22, 2023

TOKYO, Aug 22, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (hereafter, Mitsubishi Motors) announces that Team Mitsubishi Ralliart, for which it provides technical support, has won 3rd place overall in the Asia Cross Country Rally 2023 (hereafter, AXCR) held in Thailand and Laos from August 13 to 19.

Key Points: 
  • TOKYO, Aug 22, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (hereafter, Mitsubishi Motors) announces that Team Mitsubishi Ralliart, for which it provides technical support, has won 3rd place overall in the Asia Cross Country Rally 2023 (hereafter, AXCR) held in Thailand and Laos from August 13 to 19.
  • Katsuhiko Taguchi (Japan), competing for the first time in AXCR from the Team Mitsubishi Ralliart placed 8th overall, and Rifat Sungkar (Indonesia) placed 32nd overall.
  • With his stable rally performance, Yotha finished the first half in his home country of Thailand in 4th overall position.
  • Team Mitsubishi Ralliart entered this rally with the all-new Triton, which had undergone a full model change and had evolved in all aspects.

Ogier claims ninth Monte win in TOYOTA GAZOO Racing one-two

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Monday, January 23, 2023

TOKYO, Jan 23, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team has started the 2023 FIA World Rally Championship with a one-two finish on Rallye Monte-Carlo as Sebastien Ogier claimed a record ninth victory on the legendary event ahead of team-mate Kalle Rovanpera.

Key Points: 
  • TOKYO, Jan 23, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team has started the 2023 FIA World Rally Championship with a one-two finish on Rallye Monte-Carlo as Sebastien Ogier claimed a record ninth victory on the legendary event ahead of team-mate Kalle Rovanpera.
  • The GR YARIS Rally1 HYBRID was fastest in the first 11 stages of the season, its streak only ended on Saturday afternoon - by which point Ogier was focused on managing his lead.
  • It is also Toyota's fifth Monte win with a fifth different model of car: the GR YARIS Rally1 HYBRID winning all but two of the 18 stages across the weekend.
  • He and co-driver Scott Martin fought back to finish fourth, 27.8s from the podium despite a brief spin on Sunday morning.

Team Mitsubishi Ralliart's Triton Finishes in First Place Overall at Its First Attempt in the Asia Cross Country Rally 2022

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Tuesday, November 29, 2022

TOKYO, Nov 29, 2022 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (hereafter, Mitsubishi Motors) announced that Team Mitsubishi Ralliart, which receives technical support from Mitsubishi Motors, participated in the Asia Cross Country Rally (AXCR) 2022 that ran from November 21st to 26th in Thailand and Cambodia with Triton rally cars (Group T1 prototype cross-country vehicles).

Key Points: 
  • TOKYO, Nov 29, 2022 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (hereafter, Mitsubishi Motors) announced that Team Mitsubishi Ralliart, which receives technical support from Mitsubishi Motors, participated in the Asia Cross Country Rally (AXCR) 2022 that ran from November 21st to 26th in Thailand and Cambodia with Triton rally cars (Group T1 prototype cross-country vehicles).
  • Leg 1 on the 22nd to Leg 3 on the 24th included SS located in the area around Buriram.
  • Even so, the two Triton rally cars delivered powerful driving, and I am very proud of our high finish.
  • www.mitsubishi-motors.com/en/innovation/motorsports/axcr2022/
    Starting on November 21st, the Triton rally car AXCR 2022 replica is on display at the company's headquarter showroom in Tamachi, Tokyo.